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Structural equation modeling further revealed the key soil factors driving changes in algal crusts, among which soil available nitrogen was the most critical factor influencing characteristics of algal crusts. This study demonstrated that moderate and heavy grazing significantly inhibited the growth of algal crusts in desert grasslands, with soil bulk density, capillary water holding capacity, and soil available nitrogen were the most closely related factors to the changes in algal crusts characteristics. 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Effects of different grazing intensities on the physical and chemical properties of biological crusts and changes of soil enzyme activities in sandy land of western Liaoning Province[J]. Protection Forest Science and Technology,2021(1):31-32,62 管颖.不同放牧强度对辽西沙地生物结皮理化性质及土壤酶活性变化的影响[J].防护林科技,2021(1):31-32,62 ZHANG J,DUAN Q W,MA J, et al.The disturbance of biocrusts subsoil stoichiometry by grazing could not compensate for its damage effect[J].Land Degradation & Development,2024,35(17):5078-5087 BELNAP J.Recovery rates of cryptobiotic crusts:inoculant use and assessment methods[J].Grea tBasin Naturalist,1993,53: 89-95 LI Y, SUN Y Q, GUFWAN L A, et al.Grazing disturbance reduces biocrust-related cyanobacteria and N-fixer abundance but increases bacterial diversity: Implications for biocrust restoration in degraded drylands[J].Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment,2025,379:109367 XU J,NING Y Y. 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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology,2024,35(2):516-522 王一帆,李璇,罗珊珊,等.温度和初始pH对生物结皮中4种优势蓝藻生长的影响[J].应用生态学报,2024,35(2):516-522 ZHAO Y Q,LIAN Y C,XU W W,et al. Effects of fine substance content in soil substrate on the formation of artificial cyanobacteria crusts[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology,2023,34(9):2398-2404 赵燕翘,连煜超,许文文,等.土壤基质中细物质含量对人工蓝藻结皮形成的影响[J].应用生态学报,2023,34(9):2398-2404 BULLARD J E,STRONG C L,AUBAULT H A P. Cyanobacterial soil crust responses to rainfall and effects on wind erosion in a semiarid environment,Australia: implications for landscape stability[J]. Journal of Geophysical Research:Biogeosciences,2022,127(2):e2021JG006652 ZHAO Y,XU W W,WANG N. Effects of covering sand with different soil substrates on the formation and development of artificial biocrusts in a natural desert environment[J]. Soil and Tillage Research,2021,213:105081 LAN S B,WU L,ZHANG D L,et al. Effects of drought and salt stresses on man-made cyanobacterial crusts[J]. 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Cessation of grazing stabilizes productivity through effects on species asynchrony and stability of shrub/semi-shrub plants in arid grasslands[J]. Agriculture,Ecosystems & Environment,2023,348:108411 WEI Z, HAN G, YANG J, et al.The response of Stipa breviflora community to stocking rate[J].Grassland of China, 2000(6): 2-6 CASTLE S C,MORRISON C D,BARGER N N. Extraction of chlorophyll a from biological soil crusts: A comparison of solvents for spectrophotometric determination[J]. Soil Biology and Biochemistry,2011,43(4):853-856 ZHAO T Q. Effect of grazing intensities on soil organic carbon characteristics in desert steppe and their mechanisms [D]. Hohhot:Inner Mongolia Agricultural University,2022:21 赵天启.放牧强度对荒漠草原土壤有机碳特征的影响及其机制[D]. 呼和浩特:内蒙古农业大学,2022:21 YANG L P,BAI Y L,WANG L,et al. Study on the method of determining available phosphorus (Olsen-P) with high testing efficiency[J]. 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Algal crusts represent a crucial type of biological soil crust in desert grasslands and serve as an important significant “ecological engineer”. They play a vital role in soil stabilization, water retention, wind erosion resistance, and carbon and nitrogen sequestration. However, researches on the effects of different grazing intensities on the characteristics of algal crusts in desert grasslands remains relatively limited. Based on a long-term grazing experiment platform (2004-present) in the desert grassland of Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia, in this study we investigated the impacts of varying grazing intensities on the algal crusts characteristics and identified the key driving factors. We measured the coverage, thickness, chlorophyll-a content of algal crusts, as well as related soil physicochemical properties under different grazing intensities. The results showed that as grazing intensity increased, the coverage, thickness, and chlorophyll-a content of algal crusts significantly decreased (P<0.05). Structural equation modeling further revealed the key soil factors driving changes in algal crusts, among which soil available nitrogen was the most critical factor influencing characteristics of algal crusts. This study demonstrated that moderate and heavy grazing significantly inhibited the growth of algal crusts in desert grasslands, with soil bulk density, capillary water holding capacity, and soil available nitrogen were the most closely related factors to the changes in algal crusts characteristics. To maintain the ecological functions of algal crusts in desert grassland ecosystems, it is essential to strictly control grazing intensity, as long-term high-intensity grazing will lead to their severe degradation.
Key words
Desert steppe
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Algal crusts
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Grazing intensity
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Soil physical and chemical properties
WANG Ning-bin, LI Shao-yu, ZHENG Jia-hua, ZHANG Feng, ZHANG Bin, WANG Qi, ZHAO Meng-li, JI Xiang.
The Influence of Different Grazing Intensities on the Characteristics of Algal Crusts in the Desert Steppe of Inner Mongolia[J].
Acta Agrestia Sinica,
2026
, 34
(6)
: 2269
-2276
.
DOI: 10.11733/j.issn.1007-0435.2026.06.029
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